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Celebrities And Their Cartoon Counterparts - 21 Stars That Have Appeared In Animation

Is there anything better than your fave star popping up in cartoon form? Check out the stars who've been transformed into cartoons, from One Direction and Lady Gaga to Rihanna.

1. Ed Sheeran in The Simpsons

Fresh off his cameo in Game Of Thrones, Ed's going to be hitting your TV screens again later this year... the star confimed he will have a cameo in The Simpsons in a musical episode based on La La Land called 'Haw Haw Land' - and he will be a love interest for Lisa Simpson and Milhouse's nemesis! Picture: Getty/FOX

2. Taylor Swift in Family Guy

The latest star to appear in an episode of Family Guy is none other than Taylor Swift - though the character is NOT actually voiced by the 'Shake It Off' star. In the new episode, Taylor agrees to be Chris Griffin's date to his school dance where they dance around awkwardly before TayTay writes a break up song about him! We're sensing a pattern... Picture: Getty

3. One Direction in Family Guy

One Direction filmed dialogue for this new episode of Family Guy called 'Run, Chris, Run', where Chris Griffin is elected Homecoming King and Stewie tells the 1D boys a horror story involving 'non-skinny jeans'. We're already excited to see them become cartoon characters!

4. Charli XCX in the Angry Birds movie.

The 'Boom Clap' star tackled those evil piggies in the movie adaption of the incredibly popular game Angry Birds. She lends her voice to the character Willow. (Pictures: Twitter/Getty)

5. Katy Perry in her brand own video game app!

K-Pez gets digitised in her Katy Perry Pop app... we LOVE that she's rocking one of the 'Prismatic' tour costumes! Picture: Instagram/Getty

6. Pharrell Williams in The Simpsons

Pharrell is the latest star to be give the Simpsons treatment - and they've even got the famous Vivienne Westwood hat down to a tee! Picture: Fox/Getty

7. Bruno Mars on The Cleveland Show

Bruno Mars' cameo on The Cleveland Show was uncanny - the creators even managed to nail his trademark trilby hat!

8. Justin Bieber In The Simpsons

The teen titan played himself in an episode of the hit cartoon series alongside manager Scooter Braun.

9. Lady Gaga In The Simpsons

The Mother Monster appeared in an episode of The Simpsons called 'Lisa Goes Gaga'. The 'Born This Way' singer described the guest appearance as "one of the coolest things I've ever done'. Her character arrived in Springfield to try and raise the town's self-esteem. Gaga made a non-speaking cameo on the show previously when she appeared briefly as Elton John's date to the Golden Globes.

10. Kanye West in The Cleveland Show

The loud mouthed rapper toned down his usual confident self to play character 'Kenny West' on the hit Family Guy spin-off.

11. Justin Timberlake in Shrek 3

Back in 2007 the 'Sexy Back' singer took on the iconic role of King Arther for DreamWorks Animations' third Shrek outing. Joining franchise regulars Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy, Justin played a teen version of Arthur destined to become king of the fairy tale land of Far, Far Away. Picture: Photoshot

12. Britney Spears on The Simpsons

After accidentally giving the 'kiss of death' to Springfield's oldest resident, Britney handed a fictitious award to Mr Burns.

13. Will.i.am on The Cleveland Show

Rapper, producer and philanthropist took a break from his crazy inventions to star in the American cartoon show.

14. Rita Ora In Snoop Dogg's Christmas Film

The 'R.I.P.' singer was one of several celebrity cameos, including David Beckham and Andy Murray, in the Adidas animated short film The Cautionary Tale Of Ebenezer Snoop. The animation follows Snoop Dogg as he is shown his past, present and future by several famous faces and is based on Charles Dickens' famous novel A Christmas Carol!

15. Nicki Minaj on The Cleveland Show

The creators of The Cleveland Show nailed Nicki's alter-ego, even down to her trademark crazy hair!

16. Katy Perry in The Smurfs

The 'Teenage Dream' singer made her animation film debut in the live-action adaptation of chidren's classic The Smurfs. Katy was selected after producers loved her voice, and portrayed lone girl smurf character Smurfette. Picture: Photoshot

17. Snoop Dogg in Racing Stripes

Snoop Dogg joined the all-star cast of animal comedy Racing Stripes in 2005 opposite the likes of Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore and Hayden Panettiere. The 'Drop It Like It's Hot' rapper voiced lazy bloodhound Lightning in the film, about an orphaned zebra training to compete as a race horse. Picture: Photoshot

18. Jennifer Lopez in Antz

J-Lo made her cartoon debut back in 1998 in the DreamWorks animation Antz. The 'On The Floor' singer voiced the character of worker ant Azteca, who falls for Sylvester Stallone's soldier ant Corporal Weaver. The film also boasted a star-studded voice cast including Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Danny Glover.

19. Katy Perry in The Sims 3

Katy Perry will make her video game debut later this year with the release of The Sims 3 Showtime: Katy Perry. The 'Teenage Dream' singer has allowed her likeness to be used in the game, which will allow players to kit out their creations with wigs, clothing and props all inspired by her 'California Dreams' tour.